A method to control advertising messages directed at a user is provided. Such control might include setting a filter to control advertisements directed at a user. Advertisements are sent to a user based on the filter settings. The user may accept the advertisements. If the user accepts the advertisements, the user is provided with a reward. In addition, a method using a quiz to determine if a user is human or an automated respondent is provided. The user is presented with a quiz. The user is advised of the acceptable manner for responding to the quiz. The user's response to the quiz is received. A determination based on the user's response as to whether the user is a human or an automated respondent is made.
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1. A method, comprising: receiving, by one or more computers and from a user device, a request to access specific content; in response to receiving the request from the user device, delivering, by the one or more computers, an audio file that audibly presents, at the user device, a question about an audible attribute of the audio file that must be correctly answered to gain access to the specific content; receiving, by the one or more computers, an audible response to the question about the audible attribute of the audio file that was input through the user device; comparing, by the one or more computers, the audible response to a stored answer to the question about the audible attribute of the audio file; responding, by the one or more computers, to the request to access the specific content based on the comparison of the audible response to the stored answer, including: validating the user to access the specific content when there is a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer; and preventing the user from accessing the specific content when there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
2. The method of claim 1 , comprising: determining whether the audible response was received within a specified amount of time, wherein responding to the request comprises: validating the user to access the specific content when there is a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer when the audible response was received within the specified amount of time; preventing the user from accessing the specific content when the audible response was not received within the specified amount of time; and preventing the user from accessing the specific content when the audible response was received within the specified amount of time, but there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
3. The method of claim 1 , comprising reducing a frequency of delivering one or more audio files that present a question as matches between audible responses and stored correct answers continue to be received.
4. The method of claim 1 , comprising increasing a frequency of delivering one or more audio files that present a question as matches between audible responses and stored correct answers continue to be received.
5. The method of claim 1 , comprising providing a different audible file as a retest when there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
6. The method of claim 5 , comprising suspending access to content when a second audible response to the retest does not match a second stored correct answer to the retest.
7. The method of claim 1 , wherein delivering the audio file comprises delivering an audio file that requests a response specifying audible attributes about presentation of the audio file.
8. A system comprising: a prompt generator, including one or more processors, that performs operations including: receiving, from a user device, a request to access specific content; and in response to receiving the request from the user device, delivering an audio file that audibly presents, at the user device, a question about an audible attribute of the audio file that must be correctly answered to gain access to the specific content; a response evaluating engine, including one or more processors, that is in communication with the prompt generator and performs operations including: receiving an audible response to the question about the audible attribute of the audio file that was input through the user device; comparing the audible response to a stored answer to the question about the audible attribute of the audio file; responding to the to the request to access the specific content based on the comparison of the audible response to the stored answer, including: validating the user to access the specific content when there is a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer; and preventing the user from accessing the specific content when there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
9. The system of claim 8 , wherein the response evaluation engine performs operations including: determining whether the audible response was received within a specified amount of time, wherein responding to the request comprises: validating the user to access the specific content when there is a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer when the audible response was received within the specified amount of time; preventing the user from accessing the specific content when the audible response was not received within the specified amount of time; and preventing the user from accessing the specific content when the audible response was received within the specified amount of time, but there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
10. The system of claim 8 , wherein the response evaluation engine performs operations including reducing a frequency of delivering one or more audio files that present a question as matches between audible responses and stored correct answers continue to be received.
11. The system of claim 8 , wherein the response evaluation engine performs operations including increasing a frequency of delivering one or more audio files that present a question as matches between audible responses and stored correct answers continue to be received.
12. The system of claim 8 , wherein the prompt generator performs operations including providing a different audible file as a retest when there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
13. The system of claim 12 , wherein the response evaluation engine performs operations including suspending access to content when a second audible response to the retest does not match a second stored correct answer to the retest.
14. The system of claim 8 , wherein delivering the audio file comprises delivering an audio file that requests a response specifying audible attributes about presentation of the audio file.
15. A non-transitory computer readable medium including instructions that when executed cause one or more processors to perform operations including receiving, from a user device, a request to access specific content; and in response to receiving the request from the user device, delivering an audio file that audibly presents, at the user device, a question about an audible attribute of the audio file that must be correctly answered to gain access to the specific content; receiving an audible response to the question about the audible attribute of the audio file that was input through the user device; comparing the audible response to a stored answer to the question about the audible attribute of the audio file; responding to the to the request to access the specific content based on the comparison of the audible response to the stored answer, including: validating the user to access the specific content when there is a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer; and preventing the user from accessing the specific content when there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations including: determining whether the audible response was received within a specified amount of time, wherein responding to the request comprises: validating the user to access the specific content when there is a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer when the audible response was received within the specified amount of time; preventing the user from accessing the specific content when the audible response was not received within the specified amount of time; and preventing the user from accessing the specific content when the audible response was received within the specified amount of time, but there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations including reducing a frequency of delivering one or more audio files that present a question as matches between audible responses and stored correct answers continue to be received.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations including increasing a frequency of delivering one or more audio files that present a question as matches between audible responses and stored correct answers continue to be received.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations including providing a different audible file as a retest when there is not a match between the audible response and the stored correct answer.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 19 , wherein the instructions cause the one or more processors to perform operations including suspending access to content when a second audible response to the retest does not match a second stored correct answer to the retest.
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